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Torch Relay Protests: Are they appropriate? Are they effective? |
by E-Lho :: Filed Under Daily Briefing :: April 16th, 2008 @ 5:14 pm EST
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From The New York Times:
A day before the Olympic torch was scheduled to arrive here [New Delhi] from Pakistan, dozens of Tibetan protesters wearing yellow “Free Tibet†headbands were arrested Wednesday after they stormed through barricades at the Chinese Embassy, taking heavy security forces in the diplomatic heart of the city by surprise.
With tensions between Beijing and a variety of activists running high, it’s likely a storm will break before the air clears.
What are your thoughts, Seminal readers. Are the Olympic Torch Relays an effective form of protest? Are they an appropriate form of protest? Should the protests stop? Should they continue? I’ve been debating the matter for the last few weeks and can’t seem to make up my mind.
boy cots of the games never really work..say send your teams and beat them at the ‘games’..wouldnt that say more in the long???yea we got all your gold and silver back in 08”..lol.